5 Jan
2002
5 Jan
'02
1:17 p.m.
On Sat, 5 Jan 2002, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
I wonder how many average computer users would know this. I just asked my girlfriend a test question and she called the "first" screen of my two #1, not #0.
0-based numbering is pervasive on Unix - ttyS0, video0, DISPLAY :0 etc etc etc. I'd consider using 1-based as counter-intuitive... Steve